Describe the musical characteristics of Rhythm and Blues
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: small rhythm section of piano, guitar, bass, and drums accompanied by saxophones and a horn section;
unambiguous duple meter, often with a backbeat; boogie-woogie harmony often based on a twelve-bar blues
pattern; solo vocalist singing about love
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Why were between 75 percent and 90 percent of the films shown in Europe made in America?
a. Europeans were fascinated with American culture. b. Banks refused to loan money to post-war European studios. c. European lacked skill in filmmaking. d. American films were more profitable than European ones.
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Leonardo da Vinci employs sfumato in The Mona Lisa (fig. 5.5) to create a misty atmosphere
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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